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An Aberdeen man accused in the armed robbery of a convenience store at a truck stop made a brief court appearance on Wednesday. David J. Hedges, 23, did not enter a plea. His bond was set at $100,000. Hedges is charged with robbery, aggravated assault and commission of a felony using a firearm. Authorities claim that on Aug. 3, Hedges brandished a handgun while robbing the convenience store at the Starlite truck stop in west Aberdeen. The gun was not discharged, and the worker was not hurt, said Aberdeen Police Capt.

No arrests have yet been made in last week's robbery at an Aberdeen convenience store. Police continue to investigatigate the armed robbery that was reported at 1:42 a.m. Aug. 3 at the Starlite convenience store, Capt. Dave McNeil of the Aberdeen Police Department said. A man displayed a handgun and left the store with an undetermined amount of money, according to police. No one was hurt. Starlite is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and U.S. Highway 281 in western Aberdeen.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Starlite convenience store reported early this morning. The suspect displayed a handgun and left the store with an undetermined amount of money. No one was hurt, according to police. Starlite is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and U.S. Highway 281 in western Aberdeen. The robbery was reported at 1:42 a.m. Anyone with any informaiton is asked to contact Aberdenn Police Department at 605-626-7000 or Brown County Dispatch at 605-626-7911.

Aberdeen officers are investigating an armed robbery at the Starlite convenience store reported early Wednesday morning. The robber displayed a handgun and left the store with an undetermined amount of money, according to police reports. No one was hurt. Starlite is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and U.S. Highway 281 in west Aberdeen. The holdup was reported at 1:42 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Aberdeen Police Department at 605-626-7000 or Brown County dispatchers at 605-626-7911.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Rapid City police have arrested a suspect they say tried to rob two casinos in four days. KOTA-TV reports that 26-year-old Julia Peters of Rapid City was arrested Sunday. She is being held in the Pennington County jail on charges of robbery, attempted robbery and burglary. Police say Peters entered Market Square Casino on July 3 and threatened a clerk with a large knife and then fled with an undetermined amount of money. On July 6, Peters allegedly walked into a Happy Jacks Casino with a machete and demanded money from a clerk.

An Aberdeen woman admitted Wednesday that she falsely reported an armed robbery, then kept money she stole from a convenience store for herself. Brandy C. Brockel, 37, pleaded guilty to grand theft. She's also known as Brandy Pahl, Brandy Timmerman and Brandy Barber, according to court paperwork. She was not sentenced. Brockel admitted that in April, while working as a clerk at Sooper Stop on North Dakota Street, she put $4,527 cash in a bag, hid it, reported it stolen, then later retrieved it. Lori Ehlers, deputy state's attorney for Brown County, said Brockel told police that she had been robbed at gunpoint.

An Aberdeen woman has been charged with falsely reporting an armed robbery at a convenience store. Brandy C. Brockel, 37, made a brief court appearance on Wednesday. She did not enter pleas. While Brockel was working as a clerk at Sooper Stop on North Dakota Street, she called police and reported that a masked gunman pulled up to the store's drive-up window and demanded money, said Sgt. Dave McNeil of the Aberdeen Police Department. He said Brockel told police that she gave the man all of the store's money.

An Aberdeen woman has been charged with falsely reporting an armed robbery at a convenience store. Brandy C. Brockel, 37, made a brief court appearance today. She did not enter pleas. While Brockel was working as a clerk at Sooper Stop on North Dakota Street, she called police and reported that a masked gunman had pulled up to the store's drive-up window and demanded money, said Sgt. Dave McNeil of the Aberdeen Police Department. He said Brockel told police that she gave the man all of the store's money.